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Additional architectual pieces from my house

Fjerda, member | August 4th, 20096 comments

There are at least 4 pairs of each of these plus the center posts. I did not have the picture of the house resized. I will be bring some of these to Cantabury in Sept.

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Wheels on fire

RobJ98167, member | August 2nd, 200910 comments

Ever wonder what to do with those old truck wheels? You know the ones sitting in your yard? Well here is one thing I made- A bbq! Here are the steps: Find an old pick up wheel (I got mine on...

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Chair Planters

BarkingDogs, member | July 30th, 20096 comments

I picked up both of these chairs and all of the other goodies at a tag sale. Replanted some flowers in one and basil and thyme in the other. I think they turned out cute and will be going with me...

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Unique Marriage?

Vintage_Vix, member | July 29th, 20095 comments

This was a marriage between an abandoned fish tank stand and a wicker storage basket lid. Fun project with minimal effort. Just drilled holes in the stand and screwed the lid on. Then cut a small...

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A good junk find

alicemom, member | July 29th, 200910 comments

The last few sales I have gone to were really slim pickins.................until I hit the junkpot! I did not picture the rackets. They were already in my studio. My favorite are those cans. Lots of...

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Phosphorus centerpiece

greencricket, member | July 28th, 200912 comments

I found this old lab tray marked Phosphorus at a local university salvage joint for a buck. It took 6 months to find the 12 matching glasses to use as vases that also fit the dual holes. At 65...

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Shabby Chic Bench

Vintage_Vix, member | July 28th, 200911 comments

This was born a crib but after it served its purpose, became a sweet little bench. It's the second one I've done and have a couple more similar projects waiting in the wings. The upholstered...

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Let's Go Camping

Jim Healy, contributor | July 28th, 200923 comments

Old Sears Roebuck & Co. thermos was disassembled and the shell transformed into a Lamp Shade.

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You knew it was coming...

RobJ98167, member | July 26th, 20098 comments

A License Plate Birdhouse! Was a fairly easy build,,, just three old license plates and some bending with a sheet metal bender and some rivets. I think it adds class to my landscape! Just need to add...

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~Mother's Day Present From Hubby~

DumpsterDivingDiva, member | July 24th, 20097 comments

My husband surprised me with these around 3 years ago for Mother's Day. There's 4 of them going around the tree with 4 different cool metal pieces. I bought around 20 of these metal pieces from a...

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Crib Conversion

new2nc69, member | July 24th, 200911 comments

Having a toddler with no fenced yard is a nightmare! When her crib got recalled (yes I know you aren't supposed to resuse it...) I couldn't see sending it to the dump. So with some extra 1x4s, screws...

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Old farm to new home!

SalvagingAngel, member | July 23rd, 20097 comments

Finally.....I was able to resize a couple of pictures for now. (Thanks again audlyenuf!) The hitchpost now handrail was taken from an old farmers lot that is soon to be new subdivision as were the...

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I live behind a white picket fence!

BarkingDogs, member | July 23rd, 20098 comments

This fence was such a great find! My husband and I were actually at someone's house demolishing their huge deck so we could repurpose the wood. As we were leaving I noticed a pile of picket fencing...

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A new garage from Salvaged Wood

BarkingDogs, member | July 23rd, 20099 comments

My husband built us a garage last year almost entirely out of salvaged wood. We took the windows and garage door came out out of a house. All of the lumber and siding was from a pole barn that...

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Old Washing Machine now a Planter

BarkingDogs, member | July 23rd, 200912 comments

I picked up this great old washer last weekend at an estate sale for $5.00. I think it looks great with the Nasturtiums in it.

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~More Glass Garden-Art~

DumpsterDivingDiva, member | July 21st, 200912 comments

My flowers are made out of glass bowls, candle holders, ashtrays, plates, knobs, tins anything that can transform into a flower. I then drill holes in them with a diamond bit (use water...

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Garden sign from old plates/platters

gardener54, member | July 20th, 20098 comments

I used old plates and platters and just painted this sign using glass paint.

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Garden bench from antique baby bed

gardener54, member | July 20th, 20094 comments

I had this antique baby bed and couldn't figure out what to do with it so just cut some wood and made a bench/settee out of it for the garden - it is perfect size to relax on.

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